The regions of northeast Syria are experiencing the worst drought in nearly 70 years, primarily due to climate change, reduced rainfall, and rising temperatures. Additionally, using water as a weapon …
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Northeast Syria: Weaponizing Water During Conflict Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis and Jeopardizes Cultural Identity and Civilians Lives
by editorExecutive Summary The image of a little girl filling buckets and jerry cans with water from an NGOs-supported makeshift cistern and transporting them using a child’s wagon to her house, …
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107 Syrian Organizations Call on the EU to Promote Inclusive Approach to Syrian Issues
by editorThe European Union organized a Seventh Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’ on 14 and 15 June 2023, in Brussels. The conference addressed critical humanitarian …
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Northern Syria: Documentation of 82 Arrests in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring” Strips During the First Quarter of 2023
by editorIntroduction: Arrests and arbitrary detention committed by Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions of the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA) continue to take place in the regions of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê …
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Call for a localized and conflict sensitive earthquake response across Syria
by editorThe devastating 6 February 2023 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks in Syria and Türkiye have created a disaster on a massive scale, deepening preexisting humanitarian and protection risks resulting from the …
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118 Syrian Organizations Call on the International Community to Assume Responsibility towards Afrin and all of Syria
by editorFive years have passed since Turkish military forces and a coalition of Türkiye-backed Syrian armed groups took over the entire district of Afrin in northern Syria. Living under occupation, locals …
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Thematic Reports
The Increase of Turkish Attacks on Northeast Syria Threatens Civilians’ Lives and Jeopardizes their Basic Rights
by editorExecutive Summary: The rate of Turkish military attacks on areas in North and Northeast Syria escalated during the second half of 2022 and has climaxed since November 20. Turkish planes …
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United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Syria 2022 Joint Report
by editorExecutive Summary This report addresses ongoing human rights violations in the Syrian Arab Republic since the previous Universal Periodic Review in 2016. The report focuses on issues related to citizenship, …
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Syria: Sultan Murad and Mu’tasim Divisions Pillage the Industrial Zone in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê
by editorExecutive Summary On 9 October 2019, Turkey launched the sweeping “Peace Spring” offensive into northeastern Syria, backed by several factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA), an affiliate of the …